"When I first heard the songs of Mario Ruiz Armengol I responded in awe at the totality of their musical expression. M…"

"First of all, this is Duke's band, and this is Tchaikovsky. Knowing things in their original sources, I abhor taking …"

"I have no idea who that is. It's a terrible performance, the band is horribly out of tune—is that Maynard Ferguson? I…"

"Of course that's Bud and Laurindo. I liked Laurindo very much, and I love some of the tunes he does. In fact, I've be…"

"Crassness of youth Concluding only half of the truth, Exuding only one small percent Of what I surely felt for you. A…"

"That's five stars to start with. That's five stars to start with. That's Gil Evans, isn't it? The only thing that dis…"

"I really don't know what to say about this without sounding hypercritical. First of all, the style of playing is so t…"

"Now that to me is lovely music. Really, that type of thing really moves me. This, of course, is Bill Evans, Scott LaF…"

"The subtlety of Brazilian rhythms comes from the type of instruments used. Afro-Cuban music has a scraper called the …"

"I relate to everything. I'm not just jazz, Latin or classical. I really am a fusion of all of those; not today's fusi…"